I have been preaching for weeks about being the calming force in your community. Panic doesn't do a thing and having been involved in the medical field and still being associated with many front-line medical family & friends, I am privy to more 'real-time' information than most. Being in the medical profession, 100% of them are preaching the same thing but, it seems to fall on deaf ears - especially with the false information spread on social media and even the news media.

*Know that the information that I personally share comes from doctors & nurses on the front-lines in a LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER. There is a big difference from state to state and from hospital to hospital.

Sensationalism may sell in the media but, it does NOT sell in business. We must remain calm and eliminate the drama so that over-reaction doesn't come back to bite us when this is all over.

Noticing that some commenters didn't want to take the hour to listen to the video, I listened and took notes for you! I do hope that you'll listen to #1 confirm what I am sharing here and #2 to hear the calming voice of a doctor in NEW YORK who is TRULY on the front-lines. *This was recorded yesterday so, it's very accurate when you read the CDC information that confirms his statements.

Here are my notes from the video...

Dr. David Price is a critical care pulmonologist in NYC at Weill Cornell Hospital, who cares for COVID-19 patients all day. Since it is an hour long, I took notes to save anyone reading, the time to listen. However, he IS on the front-lines and like Margaret, I would love for you to take the time to listen. Be patient and learn from this hero on the front-lines.

COVID-19 is a virus - a member of the common cold family

What is unique about this virus is that the human body has never seen this before.

Was derived from an animal in Wuhan.

SYMPTOMS

What does it look like? Initially,

Fever

Cough

Sore Throat

If it continues, it goes through entire body; THEN it effects the lungs with these symptoms:

Common cold type, mild cough

Headache

Simply don’t feel good - achy/sore all over

Day 3-5

Shortness of breath

Lasts between 5 to 7 to 14 days.

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY:

How do you get COVID?

Sustained contact with someone who has this disease - people with fever and aches or someone who is ABOUT to develop symptoms in 1-2 days.

The transmission of the virus is from HANDS TO FACE. Either into eyes, nose or mouth

Others believe it can be airborne. However, doctors believe that you HAVE to have sustained contact with an infected person.

COVID IS IN YOUR COMMUNITY - - No matter where you live.

NOW, take the steps to avoid fear:

BECOME A HAND NAZI! Know where your hands are & know that they are clean AT ALL TIMES.Keep Purell (or any disinfectant) on your person at all times.

REMEMBER SUSTAINED CONTACT with someone who has it is how it is transmitted much of the time.

START psychologically working on the connection between your hands and your face. STOP TOUCHING YOUR FACE!

Be aware of when you touch your face

Start wearing masks (ANY mask, not the N-95s). That will prevent you from touching your face.

You don NOT need a medical mask - only need an N-95 mask when there is a respiratory patient WITH COVID-19 who may spread the virus via airborne method.

Distance yourself - 6’ - NO LESS

You don’t have to be scared of the outside world. Delivery is fine. Don’t put yourself in a situation with a lot of people.

What do you do if you get this disease?

Throughout the world is through home and family transmission. If you develop a fever and you are otherwise fine, isolate yourself from your family.

If you’re able, have the person in a separate room with a separate bathroom. IF not, put the medical mask on the person who is SICK.

If you must be together for a short period of time, family should always wash hands, disinfect surfaces, etc. And resume isolation as quickly as possible.

If you don’t think you have COVID-19 but, you have the same symptoms you’ve had every year because your children bring home these bugs, treat it like you have COVID-19. Best to be safe.

*For certain, if there is someone who is incredibly vulnerable (Grandmother, someone who has an immune disease or someone with cancer on chemo), get them out of your house.

When do I go to the hospital?

If you are short of breath when you get up to go to the bathroom.

Only about 10% will need to be admitted to the hospital.

Of that 10%, 1-2% will go to the ICU to be on the ventilator.

*The vast majority of those who are put on ventilators are coming off 7-10 days later.

Should I get tested?

Depends upon the availability of testing in YOUR community.

If you have symptoms like the flu, chances are you DO have COVID-19. NOTHING is going to change if you know you have the disease.

However, knowing will allow you to get back out into the community sooner.

Infants & newborns - At this date, it has not gone from Mom to fetus but, can be transmitted after birth. Thus far, there is almost NO disease in kids from 0 to 14.

Airborne vs. droplet transmission - Cornell University & the CDC: Droplet is the vast, vast, vast majority of transmission - HAND-TO-FACE. What does that mean? To protect from airborne transmission that causes them to produce airborne droplets a lot (suctioning ventilator), WEAR A MASK. Otherwise, practice proper hand hygiene.

The vast majority of medical professionals who are getting sick are not protecting themselves properly…primarily because they did not know the extent of this disease initially.

Q&A

RUNNING OR WALKING in the city is fine -simply follow social distancing.

“Coronavirus is a wimp - It dies as SOON as you disinfect it!”

Coronavirus is not a mystery disease - treat it like any bug.

You MAY want to open deliveries with a glove or clean what you get with disinfectant but, you don’t really need to. You just don’t want to shake the delivery person’s hand or high-five them! And FOLLOW THE RULES - WASH YOUR HANDS - NO HAND-TO-FACE.

Want to go to Starbucks - if you have to, yes. But, it’s best to make your coffee at home. But, remember, one drop of Purell will get rid of COVID-19 on the hands.

NO HAND-TO-FACE!

You do NOT need to wash your clothes after going to the grocer and following the rules properly. If you DO work in healthcare, ABSOLUTELY wash your clothes after work. Ask your ID physicians to tell you best case cleaning procedures.

TELE-HEALTH is HUGE right now - remember you do NOT want to go to the hospital unless you are short of breath and even then, try talking to your doctor via tele-health first.

Clarity of incubation period - PROBABLY depends upon exposure but, they don’t have those facts. Could be 2-14 days, however, the CDC is encouraging the latter for highest prevention rate.

Why have 30’s and 50’s been having issues? It is effecting EVERY age group over 14 years of age. It is NOT only a disease of older people with diabetes or high blood pressure. They are seeing a ton of 35-year olds but, there is no explanation at the moment.

Take acetaminophen and not ibuprofen until they have determined whether or not there is an issue with ibuprofen as Germany has published.

Do you anticipate second and third waves? The experience from Singapore, Wuhan and South Korea is that you flatten the curve, bringing down the number of cases and then the second small spike will occur when social distancing is relaxed. We need to remember it is a way of life for the next 3-6-9 months.

Learn the rules - it is empowering - this is the new normal.

If you are unaware you have the virus during the incubation period, you are still contagious (asymptomatic spread). This is known from the cruise ship data. Most of this happens in the first 2-4 days.

Are people becoming immune after they recover? Absolutely. If they ‘rebound,’ it’s because they have not complete the course of the disease.Scientists have done tests of the nose to tell who will be spreading the disease. Day 16, they WILL no longer be able to get the disease or spread it.

Seriously, this one is staying on surfaces longer than most and when we lean with our hands on a countertop or table in a restaurant or pick up silverware in a restaurant, we don't think we need to wash our hands - or disinfect the utensils! I believe people will be more aware from now on. I know I will!

Our county has the most in our state but, we do have the most dense population in the state too. Our state shut down bars and restaurants EARLY on and I think that prevented even more spread; it certainly prevented more deaths from the disease. Especially now that we know how it is spread - now just thinking of the table & bar surfaces - YUK!

You are just like me, Barbara - NOT a rule breaker! And, I really believe that if everyone did what we are doing, we would all be 'free' again sooner rather than waiting on more to get the disease because they won't follow the rules!

Oh my gosh, I can't BELIEVE I was so hell-bent on coming down anyway! I agree that things have been blown out of proportion tremendously but, I shudder to think about that airplane flight! LOL I've always believed they were just a Petri dish anyway but, right now, they DEFINITELY are!

Thank you, sweet Kat Palmiotti! I hope you guys are staying safe and enjoying the great outdoors. Living in the big city has its advantages but, right now, what I would give for acres and acres of nature to savor!

Great info, confirming and calming as it validates the good info I've been receiving NOT from the news. Agree with it, but alas, I touch my face constantly. I do not know how to stop the involuntary scratching or mannerisms that involve hand to face, but I am a "Hand-Nazi" so I know to constantly wash my hands when in public especially.

Debe thank you for sharing this information. It seems to be 24/7 bad news these day, and anytime anyone dares to share a message of hope they are criticized. Even in bad news we can find good news if that is our frame of mind. I would rather look for and focus on the positive!

I agree, George Souto and I really do hate seeing people who are normally rational and in total disbelief of what the MSM sells, being as sensationalistic as the media now! I can't wrap my head around how they went from normally rational to whackadoodle! I worry that those are the exact people who will let their guards down and the virus will get them.

I felt like this doctor really put it into clear perspective. Tonight, I did listen to a news program on the virus and the doctors from across the nation shared the same exact message. It gives me hope too!

When it comes to anything medical, I'm fascinated, interested and will read until I completely understand the physiology. This is one of those things that I am passionate about - yes, it's another H1N1 killer but, gosh, we can prevent the spread now that we know how it is transmitted.

If only people would follow the guidelines and everyone maintain social distancing, we'd be able to end our quarantine MUCH sooner!

I've been following your remarks and knew you'd be providing a summary. I watched the entire hour, but I was still interested to read your cliff note version. You wrote it 3-days ago, but I'm only now seeing it. I assumed it would be a featured post and am surprised it's not.

Best line: This virus is a wimp.

You're right, panic is highly counter-productive, although each new day presents a clearer picture of this bad boy virus. I do pay attention to most major media outlets and value them, particularly when they cite authoritive medical sources. And I fact check almost everything.

I do, however, have a problem with press briefings in which #45 openly contradicts his own CDC and WHO experts. In a crisis, a united and consistent front is critical. (I'll forego discussion of my fact checking of 45 out deference to your blog)

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